Slothrop479

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by Slothrop479 7y ago
To anyone interested, these three lectures from the Royal Institution cover the topic of the microbiome: - Why Dirt and Microbes Could Be Good for Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlEFI5A3QFM - The Microbes Within Us (I
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by Slothrop479 7y ago
Not coincidentally, in terms of rich western countries the English speaking countries have the strongest historical ties to neoliberalism movement of the 80s, e.g. Reagan + Thatcher. See the graph of income inequality in English speaking co
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by Slothrop479 7y ago
This is certainly intentional, and is well documented in the book and documentary What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_the_Matter_with_Kansa... Additionally, Kevin
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by Slothrop479 7y ago
There are records of coordinated efforts to reduce the power of the working class, which in a political climate that operates under monied powers, means the stripping of wealth from the working class and further inequality. This was done vi
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by Slothrop479 7y ago
The mechanisms by which globalization works to favor the rich is laid out well by economist Dean Baker in his book Rigged. The introduction looks at how trade imbalances with the global south benefit the rich in the west. The third chapter
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by Slothrop479 7y ago
Clinton's policies have lead directly to these sorts of wealth imbalances. His deregulation of the financial industry is a large reason for the 2008 recession, his work with NAFTA left behind many of the working class, his welfare and